It is Important to do Puppy Obedience
Not long after a puppy is born, the puppy obedience training can begin. The breeder who you bought the puppy from could have begun basic puppy obedience training already.
Research has shown that until they are at least three weeks old, puppies are not ready to learn at all. They are not aware of anything else except for their mom, food, and sleep. By the 21st to 28th day of a puppies life they begin to leave the blanket and search for somewhere to do their business. At this period, puppies become more aware of their surroundings and are growing more sensitive to stimuli. Now is the time to make great strides in a puppy’s mannerisms and behavior.
Getting Puppies Started with Encouragement
While training puppies to obey, you need not use punishment to induce their readiness to please and do the right thing. Positive reinforcement and treats work best of all. Negative stimuli should well be limited to saying ‘no’ and blocking any negative actions from your puppy with your hands. Striking a puppy or injuring it in any way is cruel and should not be used as a form of punishment.
Puppies should receive positive affection and praises each and every time they correctly respond to a command. Puppies rely on love, praise and reward to keep them engaged in a training regimen. Alternatively, when given praise and caressed soon after a command is correctly executed, your pet will learn that following these things are fun and rewarding. Puppy obedience will also be developed as he learns that repeating proper actions will reap rewards. Positive reinforcement such as praises and treats strengthen the understanding and willingness of the pup to follow and respond to commands.
Persistence Mixed with Great Timing
The timing is more important than anything when you puppy training and that should be kept in mind. Your movements, actions, and corrections are related to the puppy’s ability to understand the lessons and trainings taught to him. It is important for puppies to learn that corrections are given for the action or behavior that is expected from him.
For instance, a puppy who chews on a toy in a different room may not respond to the command “come,” and unless it is reinforced, he will not learn to obey it.He will find out that “come” means that he should head for the trainer and that it will also bring in the goodies if the puppy is told to “come” under controlled situations, like when he’s on a leash and is gently pulled toward the trainer then praised.
Teaching puppy obedience training can be done at home if you focus on one exercise at a time and keep your instructions simple. It’s a whole lot easier to enlist in a training programs that is separated into phases rather than trying to teach your dog everything at once. If you are patient and use positive reinforcement, puppies will steadily learn over time to obey your commands.
